Chapter 4 Flashcards
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Upper respiratory tract
nose, nasal passages, pharynx, larynx
parts of the larynx
vocal cords, hyoid bone, cartilages, epiglottis
lower respiratory tract
trachea, bronchi, branches of bronchioles, terminal alveoli in the lung
inhalation
diaphragm contracts and pushes down on organs
anatomy of lungs
lobes; pleura; surfactant, bronchopulmonary segments
lobes of the lungs
2 left; 3 right
Pleura
visceral pleura-inner lining and attached to the lung
parietal pleura-lines the thorax and is actually an extension of the visceral pleura
surfactant
fluid to allow the two layers of pleura to glide over each other as the lungs expand during breathing
bronchopulmonary segments
left lung consists of 9
right lung consists of 10
eupnea
normal breathing 12-20 bpm
apnea
not breathing (sleep apnea)
tachypnea
greater than 24 bpm
brandypnea
less that 10 bpm
sleep apnea
stop breathing for a time; not enough O2; do a sleep study; affects memory, growth (growth hormone helps growth and tissue repair), weight gain; immune system problems
hypopnea
disease that reduces ventilation; seen at night; wear O2 at night
cheyne-stokes breathing
breathing pattern done right before death; very distinct; gasp and then shallow (last 5 breaths)
ataxic breathing
disruption of cerebellum; irregular depth breaths
apneustic breathing
brain damage; prolonged inhalation phase and inadequate exhalation (like a gasping)
ventilation control
voluntary and involuntary
voluntary ventilation control
valsalva maneuver
involuntary ventilation control
control centers located in primitive area of brain (medulla and pons); chemoreceptors (in carotid and medulla; vascular system to detect CO2; running and SOB till levels even out; yawn, laughing, vomiting
reflexes that affect ventilation control
hering-breuer; cough; stretch
Hering-Breuer
in smooth mm of trachea; stretch reflex so lungs don’t over inflate; causes a reflex to make mm contract; delays the start of the next inhalation
cough for ventilation control
anything that isn’t supposed to be there (in trachea, lungs, etc)
Problem with spinal cord injury at C6…they don’t have a good cough reflex